Ancelotti to coach Chelsea next season

by David Wilson

Carlo Ancelotti has told Chelsea he is ready to take over from Guus Hiddink. The British paper The Sun reported Thursday that the AC Milan coach has promised Roman Abramovich he will join the club this summer.

Ancelotti was the Blues owner’s first choice to replace Big Phil Scolari but was unwilling to leave Milan during mid-season. However, sources at the Italian club have indicated that an agreement has been reached with Chelsea which will see Ancelotti named the new coach. A contract worth around £5.8million a season over three years has been discussed and should be signed in June.

Real Madrid have courted the 52-year-old but Abramovich’s personal intervention is understood to have helped swing the deal in Chelsea’s favor. The only remaining obstacle is whether Milan will demand compensation for their manager, who has one year of his contract left to run.

Ancelotti insists he has a gentleman’s agreement with Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi that he can leave with their blessing in the summer.

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